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2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology is the 153rd most popular major in the country with 6,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 722 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt State is $14,436 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#4

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri Western, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Western is $10,958 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

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#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students list, UCM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students.

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#6

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Grantham University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Lenexa, Kansas. It awarded 72 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Grantham University also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Grantham University is $8,409 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

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#7

Hamilton Technical College

Davenport, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Hamilton Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Hamilton Technical College is a small private for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 23 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hamilton Technical College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hamilton Technical College is $19,640 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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